Bhutto Assassination Must Not Further the Crackdown on Civil Liberties, Says Amnesty International

U.S. Newswire, December, 2007

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: Wende Gozan, 1-212-633-4247, or T. Kumar, 1-202-997- 4567, both of Amnesty International

Human Rights Organization Urges U.S. Government to

Stand for Rule of Law and Restoration of Rights in Pakistan

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amnesty International (AI) today condemned in the strongest terms the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. It is shocking to see someones life cut short in such a brutal way. Attacks such as these can never be justified. They violate international law and the rules of democratic behavior, said Catherine Baber, director of Amnesty Internationals Asia Pacific Program.

Baber added that while the Pakistani government is under enormous pressure to keep the...

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